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Tag Archives: Philippines
Slingshot / Tirador (2007) Brillante Mendoza, Jiro Manio, Coco Martin, Kristoffer King

From Filipino bad-boy director Brillante Mendoza comes Slingshot, an exhilarating portrayal Read More »
Stolen Seas (2012) Thymaya Payne

Stolen Seas presents a chilling exploration of the Somali pirate phenomenon Read More »
Of the Flesh / Karnal (1983) Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Charito Solis, Vic Silayan, Phillip Salvador

A groom takes his city bride to his hometown to settle in his father’s house. Read More »
Apparition / Aparisyon (2012) Isabel Sandoval, Mylene Dizon, Jodi Sta. Maria, Raquel Villavicencio

Filipina director Isabel Sandoval follows her transgender drama Señorita Read More »
Señorita (2011) Isabel Sandoval, Publio Briones III, Dominic Milano Palomo

A transgender woman tries to leave sex work by taking care of a friend’s son Read More »
Lingua Franca (2019) Isabel Sandoval, Shiloh Verrico, Eamon Farren, Lynn Cohen

Olivia is an undocumented Filipino transwoman who works as a caregiver to Olga – an elderly Russian woman. Read More »
Muslim .357 (1986) Fernando Poe Jr., Eddie Garcia, Vivian Foz

Lt. Jamal (FPJ) is a Muslim undercover police officer, who is sent to Manila to help curb the runaway crime rate. Read More »
Manila (2009) Adolfo Alix Jr., Raya Martin, Piolo Pascual, Rosanna Roces, Jay Manalo

From the “Day” section, Piolo Pacual portrays the use of William, a drug addict who attempts Read More »
Autohystoria (2007) Raya Martin, Lowell Conales

Like most of his other films which usually has a historical connection but interpreted Read More »